Jayne Dowle is an award-winning freelance gardening, homes and property writer who writes about everything from swimming ponds to skyscraper apartments, for publications including Sunday Times Home, Times Bricks & Mortar, Grand Designs, House Beautiful and The Spectator. Awarded the Garden Journalist of the Year accolade at the Property Press Awards in 2021, she has a degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Oxford and a lifelong love of homes, interiors and gardens. Her first memories include planting potatoes with her grandfather and drawing houses. Her own garden - her fourth - at home in a 1920s house in Yorkshire, is south-facing and on the side of a valley. It’s a constant challenge
Latest articles by Jayne Dowle
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Top fashion brand Dior is giving gardening an upmarket makeover
Shopping The designer brand has launched a stylish gardening set with an impressive price tag of $8,700, but what do garden experts think of it?
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Garden expert reveals a simple organic hack for dealing with whitefly
How To There’s one way to get rid of this garden and glasshouse pest, and that’s to spray it with a powerful jet of water – but does it work?
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Expert issues warning over the latest TikTok lawn care hack
Garden Tools The latest TikTok lawn care hack has gone viral, but one expert says that this new trick should be treated with extreme caution
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The biggest 'energy-guzzling gadget' in your garden revealed
Outdoor Living As energy prices continue to rise, experts reveal what outdoor buy costs the most to run and how to reduce your power usage
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Experts reveal the mood-boosting plant you need to have in your home and yard
A new study finds that exotic palm trees and plants have the ability to improve our mental health and well-being
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The trend that's taking over our outdoor decor – everything you need to know
Outdoor Living The subtle look of the ombre trend is proving a hit this summer as we seek out a laid-back, chilled-out look for our backyards and gardens
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The must-have plants for instant impact in your backyard, according to the experts
Plants Bringing in a big specimen plant this month will add the wow factor to your outside space, and here’s how the experts would do it
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Garden experts reveal a simple watering tip for your summer containers
Plants As temperatures hot up, how much water do your containers really need? Experts give their opinions on the perfect container watering recipe
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Experts reveal the vibrant plant that's making a comeback this summer
Plants It’s the shade of the season, helping put the fuchsia plant back in fashion, but modern varieties of this fascinating perennial come in more shades than hot pink
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